The Global Spaceport Alliance’s
10th annual GSA Spaceport Summit 2025!
Commercial Space Week begins with annual GSA Spaceport Summit on January 27, 2025. The Space Mobility Conference will be on Jan 28, 2025 with SpaceCom on Jan 28-30, 2025.
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*Members receive three tickets to the GSA Spaceport Summit, major discounts for SpaceCom and the Space Mobility Conference, as well as exclusive promotional opportunities during the Summit.
JOIN AS A MEMBER and receive up to 3 tickets* PLUS discounts at Space Mobility and SpaceCom!
*Depending on membership type. Three tickets are included for Spaceport and Associate memberships and one ticket is included for Academic, Government, and Non-Profit Memberships.
Also receive GSA Member EXCLUSIVE promotional opportunities!
Spaceports as an Economic Powerhouse
KEYNOTE:
Adam Oakes
Vice President of Launch
Firefly Aerospace
FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation Update
International Space University Education Initiative Announcement
Dr. John Wensveen
President
International Space University
ISU is spearheading a spaceport development initiative.
The Hague Institute’s Washington Compact Initiative
THIGJ and the GSA provide an update about their efforts on developing a roadmap that will address the pressing need for a comprehensive legal and policy framework. The roadmap will identify the actions required in order to allow society to benefit from the ability to transport cargo, and eventually people, on high-speed, intercontinental flights via outer space.
Sohair Salam Saber
President
The Hague Institute for Global Justice
Ken Hodgkins
Co-Chair
The Hague Institute for Global Justice
International Panel Discussions:
Integrating Spaceflight Standards Globally
The vision of the Global Spaceport Alliance is to create a global network of spaceports that will support increased access to space, and that can serve as focal points and technology hubs to facilitate continued growth of the space economy. For that global spaceport network to be fully successful, its operations will need to exhibit several key characteristics, including interoperability, resilience, and sustainability. Because there is no single set of internationally recognized requirements for operating spaceports or conducting spaceflight operations, the development of standards by the global aerospace community could significantly advance safe and efficient operations worldwide. What is the best way to initiate the development and implementation of such standards?
Dr. George Nield
Chairman
Global Spaceport Alliance
(Moderator)
Ed Baron
Senior Vice President
Space Product Strategy,
Parsons Company
Sean Mulligan
Deputy Executive Director & COO
Virginia Space Authority
Paul Cremin, MBE
Head of Spaceflight
Department
for Transport – U.K.
U.S. Space Force:
Space Force Spaceport of the Future Update
Technical Director
Space Systems Command
Launch and Range Operations
United States Space Force
Panel: Remote Versus Population-Dense Spaceports:
Challenges and Benefits
This session will explore the similarities and unique challenges confronting spaceports located near populated areas and those located remotely. Every choice for where to locate a spaceport provides a range of benefits and challenges. The spaceport operators on this panel will share their past experiences and their future hopes and concerns.
SPEAKERS:
David Buck
President
BRPH Mission Solutions
(Moderator)
Arturo Machuca
Director
Houston Spaceport
Shinichi Takata
Co-Founder and Director
Space Port Japan Association
Lloyd Damp
CEO
Southern Launch
Paulo Ricardo Braga Quental
Coordinator
Azores Mission Structure for Space
Spaceports as an Economic Powerhouse Forum:
Every spaceport has the potential to become an economic powerhouse in the regions they serve. James Causey will lead the audience in a workshop on how spaceports are, or could, generate revenue and build incentive structures that attract a wide array of businesses, including both space and non-space-related. In this open exchange, audience members will share their initiatives and lessons learned and brainstorm new ideas.
James Causey
Executive Director
Global Spaceport Alliance
(Moderator)
Andrew Nelson
Vice President
RS&H
Arturo Machuca
Director
Houston Spaceport